| A | B |
| Pinafore | A sleeveless garment similar to an apron, worn especially by small girls as a dress or an overdress |
| Nappy | A diaper |
| Verge | The point beyond which an action, state, or condition is likely to begin or occur; the brink |
| pince-nez | Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose. |
| Almshouse | British: a privately financed home for the poor |
| Slunk | Sneak - to go stealthily or furtively |
| Dormitory | A room providing sleeping quarters for a number of persons |
| Feldspar | Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium |
| Flagstone | A flat slab of stone used as a paving material |
| mon Dieu | My God in French |